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Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1887-02-13
His Place Was Wrong. bn9 uis
Heart Was All Right.
Philadelphia Press.

\ distinguished member of the pro-
feesion told me tine following story the
other day of a brother comedian,
William }. Florence Florence, in his
younger days, was a great speech
maker. On the least provication he
would rush before the curtain and hurl
expressions OF gratitude and promises
of a speedy return at the backs of the
retreating audience, One evening,
when he was doing one-night stands on
the New England circuit, a few injudi.
Cious auditors were bold enough to
applaud at the fall sc the curtain on the
last act. Florence darted from behind
and bowed to the audience.
ladies and gentlemen" he said,
"or fellow-townsmen, as ! may call
You, ] thank YOU. Though you may
not be acquainted with the fact, it was
in this old town Of New Haven that /
lived as boy. Under the shade Of
the college elms and 10y the side Of the
old courthouse / spent the happiest
days Of my life. ! see many familiar
faces before me to-nightwho were boys
with me then. / have met with some
appreciation in my life, but nowhere is
it more sweet and more dear than in
this, my native town. To-day as 1
walked the streets
At this point a. gentleman in front
whispered il o very loud voice Mr.,
Florence, this isn't New Haven; its
Hartford
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MischicELoying Birds.
fChicaeo Nowsl

"What-at- What " a bird in Lincoln
Park seemed to say in a low, peculiar
voice. The bird was larger than a
bluejay, active, and handsome in plu-
mage, of glossy black, with blue wing
covers, and a breast of snowy white.
The tail-feathers were long, greenish
.p.umes, like those of the cockerel, and
fhe black head and beak indicated that
the bird was allied to the crows. The
little fellow was very tame. While it
WAS calling and chattering it pecked
vigorously the hand placed against the
wire of the cage.
"That is a magpie, said a stranger.
eve have hundreds of them in New
Mexico. They are on very excellent
terms with the cattle. A flock is almost
always to be seen in company with
herd. The magpies will alight on
steers back and 90 all over him pick
ing off insects. lie never mo-
Tests the birds except when they
poke their bills too close 10 his
eye-balls. The birds are very familiar
and easily caught. In our country the
magpie is a great pet He learns to
talk, and can speak in English as plain
ly as anybody. He is far superior to
the parrot as an imitator, and can easily
be taught to say almost anything. lie
will sustain his part Of a conversation
with yigor. While hopping around
seemingly too busy to notice what
is going on he will often as
tonish a whole Arowd by breaking
out with some Sage and fitting re-
mark, and when he was at a loss for
words he will hold the attention Of his
auditors by his glib chatter and saucy
mimicry of every noise lie hears. We
don't think he's worth keeping unless
he can talk, and it is rare to find mag
pie that can't learn how. These birds
are great company in the mountains,
miles and miles away from the busy
world.
"Thc American magpies are very
much like their European cousins.
There is a tradition in the far West that
years ago a foreign ship arrived at San
Francisco with few magpies aboard.
II is said they were set free on reaching
shore and made their way 30 the int
r.or. Reaching the Mexican ranges,
they located there and multiplied till
they have become very numerous, and
are now found all along the Rocky
mountain chain, even far TO the North.
1--WE have another curious bird out
in the mining and grazing country
small, grayish chap, as sly as a fox. He
is called the 'robber. Leave a piece
Of meat or biscuit on the cabin-tabl
and he is sure to steal it. | have sect
these birds sit on the window-sll
while We were eating dinner,
pluming themselves as if 10
one were near. But as soon
as we turned our backs on a piece OF
meat it was talcn, and the 'robber
was ont of sight This cunning bird
vii actually pick thc food of ones
plate, and in such a mysterious way
that one is puzzled 10 know what has
become of if. We never kill The rob
Der birds. Theyare infnitelyamusing
and harmless, but they are the most au-
dacious thieves on earth.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1887-02-13

softly and light footsep was heard.
II was that Of the Countess Guiccioi,
and, without the slightest embarrass,
ment, Byron turned and presented
Bancroft TO her. She at once made
come Introductory remark in Italian
and talked for some time. The con
versation became general, and in the
course of it Byron remarked incident
ally that the Countess did not like
the soothing tone of "Don Juan,
and had entreated him not TO
60 on with il, and that he had received
letters from others to the same effect.
That Baneroft's visit was remembered
with pleasure is evident, both from the
letters to Murray, in which Byron al
ludes to his young visitor, and from the
presentation copy of "Don juan"
with the authors autograph, still in
Bancroft's library"
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Tho svYaav Iov,, New Orleans.

A New Orleans special says: In the
Criminal Court to-day Judge Braughn,
Of counsel for Joseph 4. Walker, of
Crescent Hall, and Valentine Merz,
charged with violating the Sunday law,
appeared with his clients and asked per-
mission from Judge Roman to with
draw the plea of not guilty and to en-
ter one of guilty, and that the prison
ers be sentenced at once. Judge Roman
said that the accused had exercised Il
right in fighting the law, and had done
so with vigor. They had been defeated
in the Supreme Court and he did not
propose to deal harshly with them on
that account. He fined them each S2j.
This is the end of all practical oppo-
sition to the Sunday law in this city.
The two richest saloon-owners in the
city were the two fined to-day. The
court officers are determined to enforce
the law, and their purpose is too well
understood to invite resistance. The
enforcing of the law gives the public 8
workingman's Sunday, not a Puritan
Sabbath. Theatres, horse races, street.
cars, and all kinds of amusements are
permitted as before, while the saloons,
the BARRIERS shops, and the grocery
stores are closed. The law is especially
beneficial to the country parishes,
where the negro population predOmi-
mates. On Sundays drinking, gam
bling, and quarelling at thecross-roads
and plantation stores have been the
custom. A strong prohibition element
permeates the dominant party in the
State, and it is asserted that the next
Legislature viii abolish saloons en-
tirely.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1887-02-13

his wife, and four months later
divorce followed. 1.-The SD
dest thing about her was" ne
remarked, "tbat she did not take
the slightest interest in my art work.
believe che has never looked ut any
of the pictures on my walls" Amer
hing was not fond Of teaching his art.
but one day q lady appeared with a girl
and asked II he would not instruct her:
He said no, but added that II she wished
10 St in corner and watch him work.
ing she might do so. For number OF
days the lady came with the girl, and
Amerling did not pay the slightest at
tcntion to them, till one day be DIS
covered 10y chance that the elderly lady
was the Princess Christine, of Saxony,
mother of King Carlo Alberto.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1887-02-13

81 say, Mr.. Agent" calculated man
ut the ticket-window, elf anybody
comes here making inquiries il you've
sold any tickets to Canada, don't you
tell 'em / bought one, will youg You
see there's some prospect Of war with
these fellows over there, and seems
I'm an old scout just thought I'd run
over the rorder now and pick no a few
pointers that nd DO valuable in case the
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1887-02-13
WHAT TO WEAR.
= sHArrra ON THE LATEST FASHION
fANcIxs.
Rsrnai Dinner sed Afternoon Reception
Costumes-A Young Girls Dress
scsrfs-Mourring Toilets.
Eoresponssnco of the Richmond Dispascs.l


New YORK, February IL, 1887
Formal dinners and afternoon recep-
tons being among the important en-
tertainments on the calendar of n soci-
ETY. woman, attire appropriate and Pc
culiar 10 such occasions must compose
q portion Of her wardrobe.
A costume of this kind should not
be quite 80 elaborate as the toilet
worn for an affair during the evening,
nor is the dccollete bodice altogether
au fat. The dress shown in the cut
will give some idea of what is requisite
in make and materials for what is called
q reception dress, and the model is one
which will toe found as. practicable "a
ii is pretty:
The bodice, Of cQJe an hit satin, is
cut in Y, front and back; the V is
filed by n border OF bronze iridescent
passementerie, this bead-work also
forming borders upon the elbow sleeves.
The neck is further filed in with lace,
falls of which complete the sleeves; the
arms are finally clothed with long cream
tinted silk gloves. The bodice is fur
sfher cut entirely similar to that of an
evening dress-short over the hips and
pointed in front, where it is fastened
with a silk lacing. The skirt portion
consists of a drapery of Oriental lace,
jaboted on the left side. and disappear
ing on the right beneath sort OF killed
wing drapery'of brown .faibc, the latter
reaching TO plain back drapery. The
underskirt, made, as usual, perfectly
plain, is of dark-brown velvet, and the
entire toilet. without being very
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1887-02-13

A resident of Dakota writes of the
beautiful phenomenon witnessed by
him last month, which he says, zap
peared at as near the zenith of these
northern skies as the sun could reach
A bright circle surrounded the orb of
day with ar apparent distance of three
or four feet; about the middle Of the
circle, one ut the east and the other On
the west, were two fine sun dogs,
from which fresh streams of bright
sunshine projected, travelling north
ward until the two ends met, when
they assumed the appearance of very
large circle. Right in the middle Of this
circle there was a well-defned crescent
OF bright light, and lastly a couple OF
miniature suns to the east and west OF
this large circle
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1887-02-13

A Vienna paper relates the following
anecdote Of the artist Amerling One
day he met a girl Of rare beauty and
boldly spoke to her She turned away
without answering; whereupon he re-
marked: am the painter Amerling,
and would like to paint your portrait
on account Of your beauty" She
gently declined the honor; whereupon
he remarked: 81 must paint you, even
though / should have 10 marry you
f3rst" -Four weeks later the beauty,
whose mother was Spanish, was,
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1887-02-13
SEINE THREAD.
IICHTFNSTEINlS

ilthlfNcl iiN > AsrrfSffee
II. SONS. corner Seventeenth -
and Franklin s..rct-. Sole Importer of 20
celebrated Lon hrnad c,.uc-I Thread, warrant
Cd 10 give satisfaction.
Also, 0D hand Seine wines. Sein"-llnrt,
Ropes iawkine. C0Tks. Ce.kwood, Haul >einc7,
Gill-Neis. fyke-Nets, Skln-Aeis, Ninnow Nes
ting. Ec.
Also. Fishermeur Water Proof Clothing AM
Gum Roots
We arc Offering an ~ mo above articles a.
the lowest prices. Orders solicited. "a
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1887-02-13

TyWO STORES-TAKE YOUR
! CHOiCE-For sixty days | viii allow
DISCOUNT or % PER CENT o. ALL
GOODS TO enable me 10 dispose Of my large
stock q FANCY GOODS. DO not lot u,is op'
portunIsy pass without awaiting yourself Of DC.
a. some goods VII bs sold for LESS THAN
COST. "A. n. WALLACE.
Ia 4-2m i06 aud 3i3 east Broat street.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1887-02-13

For the past two weeks the inhabi-
tants of the secluded little village of
Humphrey, near Olean, N. Y, have
been terror-stricken by the almost
nightly visits of huge panther. The
hamlet is situated in valley com
pletely surrounded by mountains COW
cred with dense forests. A large
number Of sheep, hogs, and calves
have been destroyed by the panthsr.and
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1887-02-13
LIME. cEEEar. &c.
I DIEl LIME!l LENE!lI

Fresh cargo ROCKLAND LIME Just ro.,oiyed
Also. fresh siock II our ANCHOR LINE We
have In stock new supplies II lMpoN4 81 anl
AMERICAN CEMENfS. CALCtNED PLASTER,
MARBLE-nUSr, SAVAGE tlRE-BkiCA, ant
CLAY, WHITE SAND, CArfL&HAIR, SAW
fD LAfHS, 81. WARNER MOORE,
foot Seventeenth street. south side Dock, Lump
and Ground Plaster, sumac. aud barA.
lals
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1887-02-13

RCHNoND. VA. February D. 81.
HAVING QUALIFIED As AD-
i 4 MINisTRATOR ~ she estate 10 DE- p
". SEABROOk. deceased. en- persons INDEBTED
% his ertafe are requested t1 settle R..l my
attorney, GEORGE =. HOOPER JN, 80. l..l
east Main street; and those having r.'t
against the estate Will present. them ~ nay ,i-
attorney, properly certified, i1r payment
e.. IS. CONE.
Adminislrator a =. u. scabrcok, deccae 3.
r. I22w
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1887-02-13

LRESH SEEDS. EXTRA EARLY
Il PEAS, Tomato, Beet, Celery. Rsslisll, com,
Cabbage, &c., from Landresh, kiy, bais1 Hem
derson, aud others--all firslela<s and fresh-
Also, Hof-BkD GLASS ~ very low prteesM
sCOrfS pRp3StOkk
e s-su,Tr, fn&sasf oit Market
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1887-02-13
7 HAVE THIS DAY APPOINTED

&. ~. SPiCER MY AGENT
TO MANI 'FACTURE AND TRADE ~ TOBAC.
co. {. Y. srlCEh
fe elm
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1887-02-13

EOR SALE. THAT VERY DE
1 slEABLE DRUG BJ ,INE>S. wim rOtk.
FIN1JAE~. KJNNING ACCOUNTS. OFF,. etc.,.
40 the corner d Eighth and Vain streets.
There la 70 handsome Soda ADlara,i-. 'iFff
Fountains. ami % TUFTS Generator. au iu god
order ibis BE- 10 rare rIlnco for nlg nu' Nl.
wants nr-I-Cil. Pharmacy. f.r p.sf .u.ar.
Gail or aldr,se B.. =. -WANk Trustee. CORNER
Eighth and Main streets. o. go
4 FINE BUSINESS; OpPORTCNl-
~ - fora u.u nifh t10 % $50 rllitil
We offer for -aIa "a GROCERY STORE. a.,H
DARKROOM oti.ahnI. lu.luiins ns,.r's.
STICK. license. &C.. nu a. good hnrYuglfn-" ~ D
great bargain. Good lsasf r.t.n far- .llns.
ApTirtO n. j. STAPLES Is CO.,.
fee-Ccdat % Main -rIr-
EOE SALE, SUNAC- ASD BARK
4 MILLS. situated 40 fa.rl'. .r... So
Tor terms. &C.. Apply to %. J. WAX. |. ot-
ecutlr. KATE D.. lUlRkAIp. rAer.t-s. .f d.
g. Hurksmp. FrcdeurhsuLfg. 50. I'M
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READY FOR INSTANT ~

READY FOR INSTANT Iri
This splendid Gliding affords Ur r. H.
Of SOLID GOLD. mo- matter wIDr. aHr ..I 1.a
IL may b. used by the meet iueXi e.ru, ar..-
tour.
FOR LADIES.
RUBY'S GLIDING ia invaiuat'r f.r
Frames. Furniture, Comics, bl.s... t...
Photos. Silk Notices Decorative il.rN .
There n scarcely q single tDI-Dt... ...
ment that Ia NOT greatly improved ~.
tasteful gliding, AMI most articles 1. ...
than doubled iu value by tle mere-'
GOLD.
4 Camel s-Ilair Brush iu each n0K .
So. aud %. AsE fof KlBl's DlLulN. ..
fuse all substitutes.
DENTS CABINET POLISH
\ rich. rcGncd Polish Tor F4n'rr. .af
Work, uosts. Ioor,. go. Prize -f.
Sold rs au Ar.-N rliDr. anil IrI-s.-f.
NEW YORK CHEMICAL Nfe. lI.
81 efl-f Fourth -fr.ef, N.H l..a
either vin De- aol. ty mau o.. l. .fl|
do 5-cu-ei
The Russellville Democrat., 1887-08-03

The Chinamen of Newark, N. J., are rapidly forsaking the customs of their people sy cutting on their cues, wearing Er slish apparel, and attending the Christsan churches N I. Sun.
The Russellville Democrat., 1887-08-03

out that we had q short-horn pig, and after hearing hundreds of comments from people who sneaked up the alley to see the creature, 1 said to MT. Bow ser:
 'sI can't find any thing in the agri- cultural papers about short-horned pigs" {"
 "Oh! you can'ti Did you find any thing about a slipshod woman going around the house with her mouth full of hair pins and her ears open to catch all the gossipp' That was the last time ever mcn- toned the pig to him. I slipped out to the pen now and then and saw that the beast was growing thinner and hum grier and more wild-eycd, and my cars told me that his squeals had be- come four tones sharper. The other morning as we sat down to breakfast the cook announced that the short horn was corpse.
 "Whati dead!' shouted Mr. Bowser.
 "Yes, sir
 .Then, Mrs. Bowser, you can coun- termand that order for the cloak! You were determined from the outset to drive that pig to death, and you have finally accomplished itr'-Detron Free Press
The Russellville Democrat., 1887-08-03
LEWIS w. DAVIS.

1 We have some valuable real estate fol sale, which is very cheap and will be sold on rasonable terms as to pay ments, and this property consists ol both city property and farming lands. We have made arrangements to ad- vertisc any lands put iu our hands for sale, and if no sale is made we charge nothing for advertising. But land will only be taken in our agency at fair price, and no tract will be taken for a shorter period than six months, and no land will be received by us where the owner requires us to make our com mission above the price placed on the land, for we are working for the owner and not for purchaser.
 Prof. G. A. Jones place for sale. Sit uatcd l 34 miles northeast of Russell vile. So acres in tract. 40 in cultiva. tion. Good dwelling and outbuildrngs. Splendid well of lasting water. This is one of the most desirable places in the county. Has 1900 well selected peach trees, in bearing, GOO well select ed apple trees, 100 LeConte pear trees. 400 grape settings, 24 cherry trees, 30 Wild Goose plums trees from the seed, all in thriving condition. This place will be sold on reasonable terms. Call early or you will lose bargain. Price, $1 ,250, half cash, balance in l2 months
 We have house and two lots known as the Mac Jones house, for sale very cheap, and we must sell this place, and will do so, for we will sell house and lots for the value of the lots. Price, $2G0, all cash.
 80 acres at old Norristown known as the Toby place all in cultivation, best orchard in the county. Good build ings, water, etc. Price, $500, half cash. balance in l2 months.
 We have 80 acres of land lying 1la miles from Russellvillc, finely improv ed, good dwelling house, barn and ont buildings, nice orchard of apples and peaches. This is one of the mos. de- sirabfe places in the county, and will be sold for the price of the improve ments. Those who wish to buy had better call carly. as the lands we have advertised are for sale certain. Price, $l 600, one third cash, balance in ore and two years.
 so acres lying near London, with good building and other improvements. Price, S350, half cash, balance in l2 months
The Russellville Democrat., 1887-08-03
SLANGY EPlTHETS.
Names by Which worlsmen Disting gulsh Unskilled Members of Their Craft.

Names by Which workmen Distinguish
 Unskilled Members of Their Craft.
 Strikes bring out the technical slang of the trades, and particularly the opprobrious epithets by which the diff ferent classes of workmen distinguish the unskilled men who labor at the same trades. In most cases it will be found that these slang terms originate in some teehnleality of the trade. Thus the telegraphers call a poor operator a plug after the little metal plug or pin in the switchboard, good only to open and close the circuit. They are also called "phair-warmers, the mean ing of which is apparent to every body,
 Printers designate an unskilled type. setter as ''shoemaker" or ''black- smith, The derivation of the former appellation is from the fact that a com positor who makes errors is obliged to correct them after the type is set up by taking out the misplaced letters and s.pegging" the proper ones into their places. Tailois also use the word shoemaker iQ distinguish poor hand. as an pnskilled workman makes his stitches too far apart, and is there fore better adapted to sew leather. where he can punch the holes with an awl before putting his needle through. The appellation, "blacksmith, is ap- piled to n printer whose fingers are clumsy, and jeweler also terms m un- skilled worker at his trade ''black- smith, for the same reason.
 4 term of opprobrium which was used by old New York printers to denote an unskilled compostor, was the word .boarder, !" from the fact that poor hand was generallya a drinking man and spent his time loaiing or boarding in liquor saloons. Boston Globe.
The Russellville Democrat., 1887-08-03
ANIMAL ANIMoSlTIES.
Food at the Bottom of Most Disagreements
 Among Carnivorous Animals.

Food at the Bottom of Most Disagreements
 Among Carnivorous Animals.
 Grain and grass feeding animals may live at peace, leading social or rcoloni- al life. If the house-sparrow quarrels at times, it is seldom over any thing more serious than a love affair; the graver problems of life touch him not. His food is scattered over every field, in every dust-bin ill the street, in every stable yard. Rabbits again, need not quarrel about a clover leaf; they are so prolific that they have from four to eight young ones at a birth, and that not once nor twice a year, yet this only means that they must feed in widened radius around the holes; and so the warren grows and grows, and the tenant farmer grumbles and growls till he loses all patience with them plaguy rabbits, !" and vows: ''f squoire wunt kill 'em. I ever, the case is widely different Their prey is limited and difficult to catch. They are never, in the strict sense of the word, gregarious, and na- ture unaided can support them but sparingly; when the balance is dis turbed quarrels ensue. Britain has lost with the bear and the wolf her larger calnivora, though the otter, the badger and the fox remain. Otters are, com paratively speaking, thinly distributed, and seldom remain more than day in the same spot, wandering far in search of food. The badger is omni- yorous-wasps nests. young rabbits, beetles, worms or blue-bell roots, noth- ing comes amiss. Hence, where once fairly established, as in our own neigh borhood, they often increase in consld- erable numbers. But were nature s efforts not supplemented by the game preserver and the hcn-wife, the fox, in his present numbers, would be in poor case indeed, and where food is really scarce, as in the highlands of the North, the shepherd boy can tell of many battle in the dawn. A pair of brown owls of our acquaintance were iHuuCcu soihc ycais dSo to ncSb III ~ box fixed up in high beech tree. They have remained in possession ever since, nesting every spring and bring ing up their young. No sooner, how ever, are these young full grown than their parents begin driving them about; with scarce moments pause they hustle and worry and scare them from tree to tree, until at the end of week or so they succeed in ejecting them from the place There are many hol- low trees and-which brown owls like better--fir trees all about; but no, the neighborhood can not support them, and go they must. A pair of moor hens in . small pond in our garden do the same, apparently because there is only one good nesting-plaee-an azalea which hangs over the water. Satur- day ReUieac.